Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq
Iraq: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0068 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.0068 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq peaked at 0.0081 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 units per person, in 2021.
That places Iraq 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0081 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.008 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.008 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.008 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0068 units per person | +0.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0068 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 39% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0068 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 177 Eswatini 0.0093 units per person compare
- 178 Palestine 0.0087 units per person compare
- 179 Mauritania 0.0083 units per person compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.0066 units per person compare
- 182 Syria 0.0065 units per person compare
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0065 units per person compare
More work & labour data for Iraq
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1833 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2038 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 65,560 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,931 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 50,009 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 50,640 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 100,649 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Iraq was 0.0068 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 units per person in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Iraq ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.